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Doorbell cameras are everywhere. An Amazon proposed partnership and Super Bowl ad reveals fears about personal privacy. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Ring founder: We won't stop with pets

Alex Galbraith

Ring was recently pushed to terminate a surveillance tech partnership over backlash to its Search Party feature

Florida's Republican state Sen. Randy Fine speaks with the media after winning the 6th District race to replace GOP former Rep. Michael Waltz, who is now President Donald Trump’s national security adviser on April 01, 2025 in Ormond Beach, Florida. Mr. Fine beat his Democratic opponent, Josh Weil. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

"Bigot": Dems call for Fine to resign

Alex Galbraith

Freshman Rep. Randy Fine was condemned by top Democrats for his anti-Muslim posts

USA's Elana Meyers Taylor and USA's Kaillie Armbruster Humphries pose for pictures after winning gold and bronze respectively in the bobsleigh women's monobob heat 4 at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Taylor and Humphries have both spoken openly about balancing motherhood and Olympic competition. (Marco BERTORELLO / AFP via Getty Images)

This Winter Olympics is for moms

Nicole Karlis

Moms are taking up space at the Olympics, changing the status quo in a male-dominated field

Samantha Mathis, Juliette Lewis and Robin Tunney in "By Design" (Music Box Films)

"By Design" lusts after sweet apathy

Coleman Spilde

In the witty new film, Juliette Lewis swaps bodies with a chair. If only escaping the rat race were that easy

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Dips for dinner (Ashlie Stevens )

Lazy ways to eat more vegetables

Ashlie D. Stevens

Simple, forgiving ways to add vegetables without overhauling your life — or your fridge

Bari Weiss' tenure at CBS News has been tumultuous (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)

CBS meltdown goes beyond Bari Weiss

Sophia Tesfaye

Anderson Cooper departs and Stephen Colbert goes off-script as the network struggles to define its future

Kristi Noem's leadership of the Department of Homeland Security has been marked by chaos (Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images)

Noem’s law-and-order pitch is collapsing

Amanda Marcotte

The DHS secretary and her semi-official aide Corey Lewandowski are to blame for the shutdown

Arizona Secretary Of State Adrian Fontes speaks with the media at the Burton Barr Central Library on November 05, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Using immigration to undermine election

Nicholas Liu

False election fraud claims are nothing new, but the federal immigration crackdown has increased pressure

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Kash Patel testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Meetings linked to FBI election raid

Doug Bock Clark, Jeremy Kohler - ProPublica

Thomas Albus, the federal prosecutor investigating the 2020 Georgia vote, meet with Trump admin lawyers last fall

Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks to a Democratic gathering at the Cheyenne Civic Center on April 20, 1989 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. An African American Baptist minister and political activist, Jackson was a candidate for the U.S. presidency in 1984 and 1988. In 2000 President Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest honor bestowed on civilians. ( Mark Junge / Getty Images)

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dead

Jelinda Montes

Jackson led a rainbow coalition of Americans through decades of protest and progress

Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon in "Harold and Maude" (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images)

Harold taught me to not fear death

Kelly McClure

Bud Cort's death is a reminder to live the best you can, while you can

Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump's "Mission Accomplished" moment

Heather Digby Parton

The president falsely claimed he "fixed" the affordability crisis. He and the GOP will pay in the November midterms

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At the 2025 Munich Security Conference, Vice President JD Vance chided Europeans on limiting free speech. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

JD Vance doesn't believe in free speech

Austin Sarat, Thomas Dumm

In 2025, the veep warned Europeans about censorship. Now the Trump administration is testing those same limits

Demonstrators march during the nationwide "Stop ICE Terror" rally through downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 20, 2026 in protest against US President Donald Trump's policies. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP / Getty Images)

Minnesotans delay abortions to avoid ICE

Shefali Luthra - The 19th

Planned Parenthood’s no-show rate has gone up almost 10 percent since the Minnesota operation began

Acting icon, Robert Duvall, during the press run of "The Portrait of Billy Joe." (M. Caulfield/WireImage for CineVegas)

Acting legend Robert Duvall dead at 95

CK Smith

Robert Duvall’s seven decades of iconic and varied performances made him one of America’s most respected actors

A student has her portrait made during picture day. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Lifetouch: Student data always secure

CK Smith

Lifetouch says student photos never at risk; company’s operations independent of any past parent company executive

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9 spring memoirs not to skip

Andi Zeisler

Lena Dunham, Fab 5 Freddy and Liza with a Z are among the culture-makers leaving it all on the page

Trump is demanding his portrait from his first administration (seen above) be replaced with one to cover both terms. This continues his editing of the Smithsonian's displays on history including his own biography and major events like slavery. (Kevin Carter / Getty Images)

Trump's legacy war on a portrait

CK Smith

A battle over brushstrokes and biography puts Trump’s legacy and national museums back in the spotlight

Rebecca Black performs at Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park on August 10, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Dana Jacobs / WireImage)

Rebecca Black started the ragebait era

Alex Galbraith

Fifteen years ago, the singer-songwriter showed the web loved nothing more than a pile-on

Elon Musk envisioned a future with optional work and irrelevant money thanks to the domination of artificial intelligence. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

MAGA loves bad dads

Amanda Marcotte

Raising kids should be about quality, not quantity

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Residents of Lemont, Illinois, pay tribute to Charlie Kirk during a vigil on September 11, 2025. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Why GOP wants a Charlie Kirk holiday

Russell Payne

State-level Charlie Kirk celebrations stand in for an actual GOP agenda, critics say — and no one gets the day off

Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. (Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump admin losing credibility in court

John E. Jones III - The Conversation

"I don’t recall a single instance... when a grand jury refused to return a true bill, an indictment," ex-judge says

School picture day is an annual tradition, but some schools are deciding to cut ties with one company with rumored links to the Epstein files. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post / Getty Images)

Viral posts upend school picture day

CK Smith

Social media posts linked Lifetouch’s ownership to figures in the Epstein files, schools canceled picture days

Former Trump attorney Ty Cobb (Jerry Cleveland/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Cobb calls for Bondi, Noem impeachment

CK Smith

After chaotic hearings and Trump’s praise for controversial figures, former insider says accountability is overdue

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